GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| finery | ornament |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| opulence | wealth |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |