GRE Word List
ORDAIN
to invest (see invest
The meaning of the word ordain is to invest (see invest.
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antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |