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 |
|---|---|
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| sophist | philosopher |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |