GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |