GRE Word List

MANDATE

an authoritative command

The meaning of the word mandate is an authoritative command.

Random words

WordMeaning
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
exploitdeed
chasma deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
maritimeof, relating to, or bordering on the sea
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice
gruntto utter a grunt
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group