GRE Word List
ORDAIN
to invest (see invest
The meaning of the word ordain is to invest (see invest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| sublimate | sublime |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |