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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| refrain | curb |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
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