GRE Word List

DIGNITARY

one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor

The meaning of the word dignitary is one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor.

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WordMeaning
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
fervidvery hot : burning
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
entourageone's attendants or associates
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
noisomenoxious
inertlacking the power to move
manaclea shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff
consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous