GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
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| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
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| giddy | dizzy |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
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| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
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