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 |
|---|---|
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |