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 |
|---|---|
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |