GRE Word List

SANCTION

a formal decree

The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.

Random words

WordMeaning
expiateto make amends for
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
adjacentnot distant : nearby
chuckleto laugh inwardly or quietly
gentryupper or ruling class : aristocracy
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
bearingthe manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear
disengageto release from something that engages or involves