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mace

nounCommon GRE wordMore M words

a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of authority, or a heavy spiked club used as a weapon

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Mace in a sentence

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The official carried a golden mace as a symbol of the council's authority.

Synonyms
staffclubbatonscepter
Antonyms

None listed.

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Mace (noun) means a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of authority, or a heavy spiked club used as a weapon
Here is mace used in an example sentence: "The official carried a golden mace as a symbol of the council's authority."
Common synonyms for mace include staff, club, baton, scepter.
Mace is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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