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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| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
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| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |