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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| spectrum | a 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 |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |