GRE Word List
MANDATE
order; charge; authoritative command; power to govern another country; power to given to a government; region under administration; V: give a mandate to; place under a mandate; Ex. mandated territory
The meaning of the word mandate is order; charge; authoritative command; power to govern another country; power to given to a government; region under administration; V: give a mandate to; place under a mandate; Ex. mandated territory.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outwit | outsmart; defeat by behaving more cleverly |
| trifling | trivial; unimportant |
| decorum | propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness of behavior or conduct |
| bleak | cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing |
| putrescent | becoming putrid; putrefying |
| flotsam | drifting wreckage |
| wont | (the stated person's) habit or custom; habitual procedure; ADJ. wonted: customary |
| infirmity | weakness |
| sleek | smooth and shining (as from good health); V. |
| vehement | forceful; intensely emotional; with marked vigor; strong; N. vehemence |
