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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chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
affirmation | the act of affirming |
reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
kudos | praise given for achievement |
splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |