GRE Word List

SANCTION

a formal decree

The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.

Random words

WordMeaning
endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country
apologistsomeone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
dissectionthe act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
hauntto visit often : frequent
communalof or relating to one or more communes
functionaryone who serves in a certain function
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype