GRE Word List
SANCTION
a formal decree
The meaning of the word sanction is a formal decree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |