GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |