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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bitterbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale
phenomenaphenomenon
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
dynamicmarked by usually continuous and productive activity or change
fervidvery hot : burning
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul