GRE Word List
DECREE
an order usually having the force of law
The meaning of the word decree is an order usually having the force of law.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| unsavory | insipid |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |