GRE Word List
PONTIFICAL
episcopal attire
The meaning of the word pontifical is episcopal attire.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| devious | wandering |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| raiment | clothing |
| dys- | abnormal |