GRE Word List

INTERDICT

a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district

The meaning of the word interdict is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district.

Random words

WordMeaning
ventureto proceed especially in the face of danger
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
imprudentnot prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
infidelone who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity