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 |
|---|---|
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |