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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commemorateto call to remembrance
fabricateinvent
patriciana member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome
incontinentnot continent: such as
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
soporificcausing or tending to cause sleep
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
severto put or keep apart : divide
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation