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 |
|---|---|
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |