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 |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| pundit | pandit |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |