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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| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
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| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
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| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |