GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |