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 |
|---|---|
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| viable | capable of living |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |