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 |
|---|---|
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |