GRE Word List
MANDATE
an authoritative command
The meaning of the word mandate is an authoritative command.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foppish | foolish |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| succor | relief |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| demure | reserved |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |