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 |
|---|---|
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| viable | capable of living |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |