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

WordMeaning
bentunenclosed grassland
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
headlongheadfirst
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
crescendoa gradual increase
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
tributesomething given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)