GRE Word List
PATRIARCH
one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
The meaning of the word patriarch is one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| grate | grating |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
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