GRE Word List
PLEBEIAN
a member of the Roman plebs
The meaning of the word plebeian is a member of the Roman plebs.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |