GRE Word List

SANCTION

a formal decree

The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.

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WordMeaning
methodicalarranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
expenditurethe act or process of expending
fumbleto grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent
rendezvousa place appointed for assembling or meeting