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 |
|---|---|
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |