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 |
|---|---|
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| mulct | fine |
| junket | trip |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| sophist | philosopher |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| abnegation | denial |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |