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 |
|---|---|
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |