GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |