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 |
|---|---|
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| query | question |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| doddering | feeble |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| extant | currently or actually existing |