GRE Word List
MANDATE
an authoritative command
The meaning of the word mandate is an authoritative command.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| dissension | disagreement |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |