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
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
abominateto hate or loathe intensely : abhor
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
flushto fly away suddenly
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn