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 |
|---|---|
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |