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 |
|---|---|
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| query | question |
| impinge | encroach |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |