GRE Word List
CHANCELLOR
the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king
The meaning of the word chancellor is the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king.
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antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
impoverish | to make poor |
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momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
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