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

WordMeaning
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
tingea slight staining or suffusing shade or color
brinkedge
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
chivalrousvaliant
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
cacophonousmarked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
bemusedmarked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
patrimonyan estate inherited from one's father or ancestor