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 |
|---|---|
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |