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
peruseto examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
recountto relate in detail : narrate
mishapan unfortunate accident
plumea feather of a bird: such as
scrimmagea minor battle : skirmish
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
concentrichaving a common center
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion