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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dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
abutto border on : to touch along an edge
emasculateto deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
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nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce