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
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
emulateto strive to equal or excel
minutiaea minute or minor detail
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely
contortionsto twist in a violent manner
stygianof or relating to the river Styx
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity