GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| fiend | devil |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |