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 |
|---|---|
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| leery | suspicious |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
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