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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| juncture | a point of time |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| raspy | harsh |