GRE Word List
REVOKE
to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind
The meaning of the word revoke is to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |