GRE Word List
PADRE
a Christian clergyman
The meaning of the word padre is a Christian clergyman.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |