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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ecclesiasticecclesiastical
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provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
vervethe spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity
consonanceharmony or agreement among components
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
equitablehaving or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed