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
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
uncouthawkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude
analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
prologuethe preface or introduction to a literary work
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone