GRE Word List
PROVINCIAL
the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
The meaning of the word provincial is the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |