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 |
|---|---|
| antecede | precede |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| license | permission to act |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |