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 |
|---|---|
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| reek | smoke |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| garnish | decorate |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |