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 |
|---|---|
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| osseous | bony |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |