GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| disquietude | anxiety |
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| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
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