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 |
|---|---|
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| alleviate | relieve |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
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