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 |
|---|---|
| fulcrum | prop |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| wry | twist |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |