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
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
glazeto furnish or fit with glass
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stinta period of time spent at a particular activity
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
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hostilitydeep-seated usually mutual ill will
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable