GRE Word List
PATRIARCH
father and ruler of a family or tribe
The meaning of the word patriarch is father and ruler of a family or tribe.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| herald | messenger; sign of something to come; V: announce; proclaim; Ex. unheralded researcher |
| languish | lose animation or strength |
| seminal | related to seed or semen; germinal; creative; providing a basis for further development; influencing future developments; Ex. seminal research in a new field |
| obdurate | stubborn; refusing to change one's belief |
| analogous | comparable; similar |
| penology | study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation |
| reduce | diminish; bring to a weaker or more difficult condition; demote; lower in rank; separate into components by analysis; Ex. reduced to the ranks; Ex. reduce the house to rubble; N. reduction |
| inebriated | habitually intoxicated; drunk; N. inebriety |
| flourish | grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting) |
| epitome | perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody |
