GRE Word List

SANCTION

a formal decree

The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.

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solaceto give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
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imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly