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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |