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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WordMeaning
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
unfetterto free from fetters
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
filigreeornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces
mutedbeing mute : silent
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
churlishof, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar