GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |