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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| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
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| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
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