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 |
|---|---|
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |