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 |
|---|---|
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| addle | rotten |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| raspy | harsh |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |