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 |
|---|---|
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |