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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affinityrelationship by marriage
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
reinstateto place again (as in possession or in a former position)
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
igneousformed by solidification of magma
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
reprisea musical repetition:
qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology