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 |
|---|---|
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |