GRE Word List
DORSAL
an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
The meaning of the word dorsal is an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar.
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| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
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| cataclysm | flood |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |