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
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
placeboa usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
retortto pay or hurl back : return
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality
bludgeona short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon
affiliationthe state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish