GRE Word List
ORDINANCE
decree; authoritative order
The meaning of the word ordinance is decree; authoritative order.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infamous | notoriously bad; notorious; well known for being bad; Ex. infamous behavior; N: infamy: infamous act; evil fame or reputation |
| airy | of air; high in the air; lofty; immaterial; unreal |
| persevere | continue steadily in spite of difficulties |
| implode | burst inward; CF. vaccum tube |
| ejaculation | exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate |
| listless | lacking in spirit or energy; languid |
| qualify | reach a necessary standard; limit the meaning of something stated |
| bovine | cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm |
| stamp | step on heavily (so as to crush or extinguish); put an end to; imprint or impress with a mark, design, or seal; shape with a die; characterize; Ex. machine stamping out car bodies; Ex. newspaper stamping him as a liar; N. stamping; implement used to stamp; impression stamped; mark; Ex. Her remarks bear the stamp of truth. |
| mesmerize | hypnotize; N. mesmerism; CF. Franz Mesmer |
