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 |
|---|---|
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| pending | during |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |