GRE Word List
MANDATE
an authoritative command
The meaning of the word mandate is an authoritative command.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
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| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
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