GRE Word List
PONTIFICAL
episcopal attire
The meaning of the word pontifical is episcopal attire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| cue | the letter q |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |