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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| Word | Meaning |
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| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
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| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
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| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |