GRE Word List

FIAT

an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree

The meaning of the word fiat is an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree.

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terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
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totterto move unsteadily : stagger
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
discretionindividual choice or judgment
multilingualof, having, or expressed in several languages
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