GRE Word List
FOUNDER
one that founds or establishes
The meaning of the word founder is one that founds or establishes.
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|---|---|
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
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| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
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| benison | blessing |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |