GRE Word List
PONTIFICAL
episcopal attire
The meaning of the word pontifical is episcopal attire.
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| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| scourge | whip |
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| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
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| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
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| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
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