GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
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| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |