GRE Word List
EDICT
a proclamation having the force of law
The meaning of the word edict is a proclamation having the force of law.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |