GRE Word List
MANDATE
an authoritative command
The meaning of the word mandate is an authoritative command.
Random words
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| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| guy | man |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |