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
adjutanta staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence
scrupuloushaving moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
certitudethe state of being or feeling certain
resolveto deal with successfully : clear up
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
impenitentnot penitent