GRE Word List

SANCTION

a formal decree

The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.

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WordMeaning
colossalof, relating to, or resembling a colossus
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
outmodednot being in style
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
togathe loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
curatora person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception