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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| postulate | demand |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| passe | past one's prime |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |