GRE Word List
PADRE
a Christian clergyman
The meaning of the word padre is a Christian clergyman.
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nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
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pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
headlong | headfirst |
formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
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