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 |
|---|---|
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |