GRE Word List
PADRE
a Christian clergyman
The meaning of the word padre is a Christian clergyman.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |