GRE Word List
MANDATE
an authoritative command
The meaning of the word mandate is an authoritative command.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |