GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| stringent | tight |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| podium | a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |