GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |