GRE Word List
ORDAIN
to invest (see invest
The meaning of the word ordain is to invest (see invest.
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| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
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| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
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