GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| connoisseur | expert |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| amend | to put right |
| throes | pang |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| gerontology | the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics |