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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commensuratecorresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate
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solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
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tinta usually slight or pale coloration : hue
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presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
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