GRE Word List
ORDAIN
to invest (see invest
The meaning of the word ordain is to invest (see invest.
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| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |