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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| subsistence | real being : existence |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
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| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
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| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
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