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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |