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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| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
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| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
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| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
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