GRE Word List

SANCTION

a formal decree

The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.

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WordMeaning
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
mysticmystical
impingeencroach
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
poisebalance
meekenduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
beneficentdoing or producing good
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
acknowledgeto recognize the rights, authority, or status of
acquittala setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process