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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thriveto grow vigorously : flourish
cozento deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery
infractionthe act of infringing : violation
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
iridescenthaving or exhibiting iridescence
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature