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 |
|---|---|
| wreak | bring about |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
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| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| quench | put out |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |