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
sedulousinvolving or accomplished with careful perseverance
lexicographeran author or editor of a dictionary
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
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gawka clumsy stupid person : lout
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
vyingcontending; to strive for superiority
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
premonitionprevious notice or warning : forewarning
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved