GRE Word List

SANCTION

a formal decree

The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.

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enduringlasting
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regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
nectarthe drink of the Greek and Roman gods
quaya structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place
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imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering
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