GRE Word List
ECCLESIASTIC
ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman
The meaning of the word ecclesiastic is ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hirsute | hairy; having a lot of hair |
| fauna | animals of a period or region; CF. flora |
| unilateral | one-sided; involving or affecting only one side; Ex. unilateral declaration |
| constraint | restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison |
| impair | injure; hurt; damage |
| solicit | entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain; Ex. solicit votes; CF. solicitor: one who solicits; chief law officer |
| merit | deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise |
| slur | pronounce indistinctly; speak indistinctly; mumble |
| patrician | noble; aristocratic; N: person of high rank; aristocrat; CF. member of the governing classes in ancient Rome; CF. plebian |
| concentric | having a common center |
