GRE Word List

SANCTION

a formal decree

The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.

Random words

WordMeaning
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
chuckleto laugh inwardly or quietly
peerlessmatchless
paupera person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity
dramaa composition (see composition
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
dallyto act playfully
exemplarydeserving imitation : commendable
retributionrecompense
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement