GRE Word List

PONTIFICAL

episcopal attire

The meaning of the word pontifical is episcopal attire.

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ramificationbranch
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
guilelessinnocent
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
rectifyto set right : remedy
aberrantdeviating from the usual or natural type : atypical