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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noveltysomething new or unusual
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connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
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