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 |
|---|---|
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |