GRE Word List

SANCTION

a formal decree

The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.

Random words

WordMeaning
predecessorone that precedes
entreatto plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
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trickleto issue or fall in drops
defoliateto deprive of leaves especially prematurely
saturnineborn under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
ciliatedpossessing cilia
crypticsecret
cremateto subject to cremation
gawka clumsy stupid person : lout