GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| noisome | noxious |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |