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 |
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| countenance | look |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| 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 |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |