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
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
impuissanceweakness
lateralof or relating to the side
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
luminousemitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
writheto twist into coils or folds
effeteno longer fertile
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
extantcurrently or actually existing
maritalof or relating to marriage or the married state