GRE Word List
PONTIFICAL
episcopal attire
The meaning of the word pontifical is episcopal attire.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| countenance | look |
| trappings | outward signs |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| piscatorial | piscatory |