GRE Word List
PADRE
a Christian clergyman
The meaning of the word padre is a Christian clergyman.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| contrive | devise |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |