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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stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
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improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
violatebreak
wardthe action or process of guarding
insipidlacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull