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
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
cringeto recoil in distaste
inundateoverwhelm
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
redolentexuding fragrance : aromatic
nomadicof, relating to, or characteristic of nomads
recipientone that receives : receiver
schemea plan or program of action
inebriateone who is drunk