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 |
|---|---|
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |