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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WordMeaning
antithesisthe direct opposite
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
frolicsomefull of gaiety : playful
reproveto scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent
audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
carata unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees