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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| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
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| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |