GRE Word List
EMBARGO
ban on commerce or other activity
The meaning of the word embargo is ban on commerce or other activity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| evanescent | fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce |
| fusion | union; coalition; V. fuse |
| rider | amendment or clause added to a legislative bill |
| execrate | curse; express abhorrence for; detest |
| tactile | pertaining to the organs or sense of touch |
| doom | condemnation to a severe penalty; ruin; fate (esp. a tragic or ruinous one); V. |
| carnivorous | meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore |
| bungle | mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior |
| vacillate | waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; N. vacillation |
| peremptory | demanding and leaving no choice; imperative; Ex. peremptory decree/knock |