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 |
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shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
miscreant | unbelieving |
concatenate | linked together |
venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
conducive | tending to promote or assist |
unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |