Vocabulary Flashcards

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Inaugurate

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Definition: To formally start or begin; to introduce an official into office with a ceremony. Synonyms: initiate, commence, induct, launch.

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Ratify

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Definition: To give formal approval or consent to (a treaty, constitutional amendment, or agreement), making it officially valid. Synonyms: approve, confirm, validate, sanction.

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Enact

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Definition: To make into law or statute; to establish by legal and authoritative act. Synonyms: legislate, decree, ordain, pass (a bill).

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Ordain

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Definition: To establish or order by law, decree, or fate; to invest with ministerial or priestly authority. Synonyms: decree, command, destine, predetermine.

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Fiat

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Definition: A formal authorization; an authoritative order or decree issued by someone in power. Synonyms: decree, edict, command, mandate.

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Genesis

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Definition: The origin, beginning, or coming into being of something. Synonyms: origin, inception, commencement, birth.