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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |