GRE Word List
ECCLESIASTIC
ecclesiastical
The meaning of the word ecclesiastic is ecclesiastical.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| plane | airplane |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |