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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |