GRE Word List
ORDAIN
to invest (see invest
The meaning of the word ordain is to invest (see invest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |