GRE Word List

SANCTION

a formal decree

The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.

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WordMeaning
gesticulationthe act of making gestures
exhortto incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
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anathemasomeone or something intensely disliked or loathed
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communalof or relating to one or more communes
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor