GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| rightful | just |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| faculty | ability |