GRE Word List
RATIFY
to approve and sanction formally : confirm
The meaning of the word ratify is to approve and sanction formally : confirm.
Random words
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|---|---|
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
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