GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
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| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
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| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
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| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |