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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alimentaryof or relating to nourishment or nutrition
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unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as
potenthaving or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
bodeto indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing