GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |