GRE Word List

ORDAIN

to invest (see invest

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

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tangiblecapable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
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inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
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prepossessingcreating prejudice
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme