GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| concentric | having a common center |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| auroral | dawn |