GRE Word List
PONTIFICAL
episcopal attire
The meaning of the word pontifical is episcopal attire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| trance | stupor |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |