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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WordMeaning
deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
entrancepower or permission to enter : admission
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
creeda brief authoritative formula of religious belief
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
stentorianextremely loud
aphorisma concise statement of a principle
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
ennuia feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom