GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| cataclysm | flood |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |