GRE Word List

SANCTION

a formal decree

The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.

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WordMeaning
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
meteto give out by measure : dole out
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
venuelocale
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
omnipresentpresent in all places at all times
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach