GRE Word List
CARDINAL
a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college
The meaning of the word cardinal is a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |