GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |