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 |
|---|---|
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| brook | creek |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| frail | easily led into evil |