GRE Word List
ORDAIN
to invest (see invest
The meaning of the word ordain is to invest (see invest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |