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 |
|---|---|
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |