GRE Word List

SANCTION

a formal decree

The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.

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propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
libela written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
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vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
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litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating