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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|---|---|
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
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| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
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| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |