GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |