GRE Word List

VETO

an authoritative prohibition : interdiction

The meaning of the word veto is an authoritative prohibition : interdiction.

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WordMeaning
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
extantcurrently or actually existing
vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
sustainto give support or relief to
catcalla loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
anachronisman error in chronology