GRE Word List

VICAR

an ecclesiastical agent: such as

The meaning of the word vicar is an ecclesiastical agent: such as.

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decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet
loftyelevated in character and spirit : noble
arboretuma place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars