GRE Word List

ORDINANCE

an authoritative decree or direction : order

The meaning of the word ordinance is an authoritative decree or direction : order.

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dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another
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legenda story coming down from the past
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effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
dripto let fall in drops