GRE Word List

ORDAIN

to invest (see invest

The meaning of the word ordain is to invest (see invest.

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WordMeaning
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
lateralof or relating to the side
reactionaryrelating to, marked by, or favoring reaction
declivitydownward inclination
acclaimapplaud
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
arduoushard to accomplish or achieve : difficult