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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |