GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| dint | force |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| submerge | to put under water |
| dire | exciting horror |
| retribution | recompense |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |