GRE Word List

SANCTION

a formal decree

The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.

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visagethe face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory
raptlifted up and carried away
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
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