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 |
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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 |