GRE Word List
MANDATE
an authoritative command
The meaning of the word mandate is an authoritative command.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |