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 |
|---|---|
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |