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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| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
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| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
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