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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
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| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |