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
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
tactileperceptible by touch : tangible
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
helma lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
anarchyabsence of government
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous
boostto push or shove up from below