GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| coin | corner |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| exploit | deed |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |