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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| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |