GRE Word List
COUNTERMAND
to revoke (a command) by a contrary order
The meaning of the word countermand is to revoke (a command) by a contrary order.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |