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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optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |
imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
lucre | monetary gain : profit |
caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |