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
exonerateto relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
anthropologistthe science of human beings
transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
serratednotched or toothed on the edge
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
whinnyto neigh especially in a low or gentle way
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
remissnegligent in the performance of work or duty : careless