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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| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |