GRE Word List
VETO
an authoritative prohibition : interdiction
The meaning of the word veto is an authoritative prohibition : interdiction.
Random words
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| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |