GRE Word List

ORDAIN

to invest (see invest

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

Random words

WordMeaning
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
protocolan original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
practicalof, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal
archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
libela written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought
compulsorymandatory
acmethe highest point or stage