GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| forebears | ancestor |