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 |
|---|---|
| application | an act of applying: |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| fulcrum | prop |