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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WordMeaning
parochialof or relating to a church parish
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
obeisancea movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow
deadpanmarked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
aliasotherwise called : otherwise known as
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed