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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| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
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| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
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| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |