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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pander | to act as a pander |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| cohorts | companion |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |