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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| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
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