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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schism | division |
equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
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marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |