GRE Word List
PRELATE
an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
The meaning of the word prelate is an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| frail | easily led into evil |