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.

Random words

WordMeaning
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
fancyto have a fancy (see fancy
onslaughtan especially fierce attack
fruitionpleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself
chorethe regular or daily light work of a household or farm
simianof, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes
minusculevery small
cringeto recoil in distaste
downcastlow in spirit : dejected