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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |