GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
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|---|---|
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
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| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| aria | air |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| obscure | dark |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |