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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WordMeaning
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
credulityreadiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
illuminateto supply or brighten with light
repercussionreflection
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate