GRE Word List
ORDAIN
to invest (see invest
The meaning of the word ordain is to invest (see invest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |