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 |
|---|---|
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| venue | locale |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |