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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| wreak | bring about |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| clip | encompass |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |