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 |
|---|---|
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| swill | wash |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |