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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WordMeaning
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
stringenttight
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
fancyto have a fancy (see fancy
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
cuethe letter q
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts
sedulousinvolving or accomplished with careful perseverance
trothloyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity