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 |
|---|---|
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |