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 |
|---|---|
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |