GRE Word List

FIAT

an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree

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

Random words

WordMeaning
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
resortone that affords aid or refuge : resource
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
recriminationa retaliatory accusation
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness