GRE Word List
ORDAIN
decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination
The meaning of the word ordain is decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| novelty | something new; newness; ADJ. novel: new; original |
| unassuaged | unsatisfied; not soothed |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| apparition | ghost; phantom |
| repulsion | distaste; disgust; act of driving back; ADJ. repulsive: causing disgust; tending to drive away; V. repel (not `repulse') |
| frugality | thrift; economy; ADJ. frugal: practicing economy; costing little; inexpensive |
| pauper | very poor person |
| criteria | standards used in judging; CF. criterion |
| gusto | eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm |
| rubble | fragments (esp. from a destroyed building) |
