GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |