GRE Word List
VETO
an authoritative prohibition : interdiction
The meaning of the word veto is an authoritative prohibition : interdiction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |