GRE Word List
MANDATE
an authoritative command
The meaning of the word mandate is an authoritative command.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| asunder | into parts |