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
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
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
dissensiondisagreement
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
tycoona businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate
beatitudea state of utmost bliss