GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
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|---|---|
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
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| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
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| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| sanction | a formal decree |
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| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
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