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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| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
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| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| grudging | unwilling |
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