GRE Word List
PONTIFICAL
episcopal attire
The meaning of the word pontifical is episcopal attire.
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|---|---|
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| indite | make up |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
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