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 |
|---|---|
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| succor | relief |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| render | to melt down |
| satiate | filled to satiety |