GRE Word List

IMPERIAL

of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor

The meaning of the word imperial is of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor.

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WordMeaning
impeachto charge with a crime or misdemeanor
stanchto check or stop the flowing of
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
aestheticof, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
implicateto bring into intimate or incriminating connection
dieto pass from physical life : expire