GRE Word List
EMBARGO
an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
The meaning of the word embargo is an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| viand | an item of food |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| quarry | game |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |