GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| malediction | curse |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| comestible | edible |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| muted | being mute : silent |