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 |
|---|---|
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| swill | wash |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |