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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| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
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| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| impuissance | weakness |
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| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
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