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
sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
incidentan occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
perditioneternal damnation
tannerone that tans hides
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
glareto shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light