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 |
|---|---|
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |