GRE Word List

SANCTION

a formal decree

The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.

Random words

WordMeaning
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
scotchscottish
gadflyany of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
abjureto renounce upon oath
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
disclaimto make a disclaimer
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
plumea feather of a bird: such as
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
pendulouspoised without visible support