GRE Word List
HERALD
an official at a tournament of arms (see arm
The meaning of the word herald is an official at a tournament of arms (see arm.
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| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |