GRE Word List

SANCTION

a formal decree

The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.

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WordMeaning
senilitythe quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age
serenitythe quality or state of being serene
discretionindividual choice or judgment
tolla tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge)
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
indifferentmarked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic