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 |
|---|---|
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| append | attach |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| lampoon | satire |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |