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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |