GRE Word List

PONTIFICAL

episcopal attire

The meaning of the word pontifical is episcopal attire.

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debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
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detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
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moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
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arrayto dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn