GRE Word List
ENJOIN
to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
The meaning of the word enjoin is to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
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