GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| render | to melt down |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |