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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |