GRE Word List
ORDAIN
to invest (see invest
The meaning of the word ordain is to invest (see invest.
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| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
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| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
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| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| comprise | to be made up of |
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