GRE Word List

MANDATE

an authoritative command

The meaning of the word mandate is an authoritative command.

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finitehaving definite or definable limits
punditpandit
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
outmodednot being in style
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)