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 |
|---|---|
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| forte | one's strong point |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |