GRE Word List
MANDATE
an authoritative command
The meaning of the word mandate is an authoritative command.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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effluvium | an invisible emanation |
authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
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 |
pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
meager | having little flesh : thin |
sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
consort | associate |
engender | beget |
reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |