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 |
|---|---|
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| evenhanded | fair |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| poise | balance |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| indicative | serving to indicate |