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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ventureto proceed especially in the face of danger
trickleto issue or fall in drops
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
awfulextremely disagreeable or objectionable
warpa series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft
subjectiveof, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
matriarcha woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness