GRE Word List
VETO
an authoritative prohibition : interdiction
The meaning of the word veto is an authoritative prohibition : interdiction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| stilted | pompous |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |