GRE Word List
PRELATE
church dignitary; priest of high position in the church (esp. bishop)
The meaning of the word prelate is church dignitary; priest of high position in the church (esp. bishop).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whimsical | capricious; fanciful; amusingly strange |
| acrid | bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent |
| emulate | imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation) |
| countermand | cancel; revoke (an order) |
| pessimism | belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic |
| soothsayer | one who foretells the future |
| constituent | supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component |
| wrest | obtain by pulling violently; pull away; take by violence; Ex. wrest victory from their grasp |
| multiplicity | state of being numerous or multiple; large number; Ex. multiplicity of details; ADJ. multiple: of more than one element |
| glossy | smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance; Ex. gloss of good manners |
