GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |