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
noosea loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
gustoan individual or special taste
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
relegateto send into exile : banish
gambolto skip about in play : frisk
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
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mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur