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 |
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| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| precipitous | precipitate |
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| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |