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 |
|---|---|
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| pugilist | fighter |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |