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 |
|---|---|
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| dingy | dirty |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| pliant | pliable |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| hortatory | hortative |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |