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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culminationthe action of culminating
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
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perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful