GRE Word List
PONTIFICAL
episcopal attire
The meaning of the word pontifical is episcopal attire.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| lunar | crescent |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |