GRE Word List

ENJOIN

to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition

The meaning of the word enjoin is to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition.

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WordMeaning
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
integralessential to completeness : constituent
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
treasurewealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary