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 |
|---|---|
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| enhance | heighten |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |