GRE Word List
ORDINANCE
an authoritative decree or direction : order
The meaning of the word ordinance is an authoritative decree or direction : order.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| sophist | philosopher |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| noisome | noxious |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |