GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |