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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discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
upshotthe final result : outcome
reconnaissancea preliminary survey to gain information
candorunreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
buxomvigorously or healthily plump
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
visagethe face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts