GRE Word List

PATRICIAN

a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome

The meaning of the word patrician is a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome.

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plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
boona timely benefit : blessing
rectitudethe quality or state of being straight
conundruman intricate and difficult problem
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
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