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
durationcontinuance in time
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
polemicalof, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
exudeto ooze out
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
appreciateto grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
warrantedsanction
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground