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.

Random words

WordMeaning
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
rankleto cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
contaminateto soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
imperviousnot allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
covenanta usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
gustthe sensation of taste