GRE Word List
MARSHAL
a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces
The meaning of the word marshal is a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces.
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detached | standing by itself : separate |
oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
degradation | the act or process of degrading |
oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |