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 |
|---|---|
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| defalcate | deduct |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |