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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WordMeaning
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
fruitionpleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
cuethe letter q
saboteurone that practices sabotage
herda typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original