GRE Word List

EXECUTIVE

of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs

The meaning of the word executive is of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs.

Random words

WordMeaning
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
jadedfatigued by overwork : exhausted
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
blemishto spoil by a flaw
pastoralof, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen
pittancea small portion, amount, or allowance
trampletramp