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 |
|---|---|
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |