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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WordMeaning
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
preeminenthaving paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
grumbleto mutter in discontent
enervatelacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated
compressto press or squeeze together
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various