GRE Word List
REPEAL
to rescind or annul by authoritative act
The meaning of the word repeal is to rescind or annul by authoritative act.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |