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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| calorific | caloric |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |