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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| predecessor | one that precedes |