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 |
|---|---|
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |