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

WordMeaning
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
arrayto dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn
pento shut in or as if in a pen
relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
durationcontinuance in time
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point