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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mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
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componenta constituent part : ingredient
provenanceorigin
repercussionreflection