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
ordainto invest (see invest
discordantbeing at variance : disagreeing
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering
wreakbring about
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
retrospectiveof, relating to, or given to retrospection
omnivorousfeeding on both animal and vegetable substances
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
clipencompass
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate