GRE Word List

SANCTION

a formal decree

The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.

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malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
triggera piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
pursea small bag for money
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude