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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| whittle | a large knife |