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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| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| headlong | headfirst |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
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| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
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