GRE Word List
MANDATE
an authoritative command
The meaning of the word mandate is an authoritative command.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distend | extend |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| addle | rotten |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |