GRE Word List

SANCTION

a formal decree

The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.

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WordMeaning
ricketyaffected with rickets
unassumingnot assuming : modest
posthumousborn after the death of the father
distantseparated in space : away
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
shoddya reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo
groucha fit of bad temper
admonishto indicate duties or obligations to