GRE Word List
PRIMATE
a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation
The meaning of the word primate is a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |