GRE Word List

PLEBEIAN

a member of the Roman plebs

The meaning of the word plebeian is a member of the Roman plebs.

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WordMeaning
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
bogusnot genuine : counterfeit
skiffany of various small boats
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper