GRE Word List
PADRE
a Christian clergyman
The meaning of the word padre is a Christian clergyman.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imprecation | curse |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |