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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| hallowed | holy |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |