GRE Word List
MANDATE
an authoritative command
The meaning of the word mandate is an authoritative command.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| scion | descendant |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| quorum | a select group |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |