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 |
|---|---|
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |