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 |
|---|---|
| myriad | ten thousand |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| aver | to declare positively |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |