GRE Word List
RATIFY
to approve and sanction formally : confirm
The meaning of the word ratify is to approve and sanction formally : confirm.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |