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 |
|---|---|
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| groom | bridegroom |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |