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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worldlyof, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
arboretuma place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
arablefit for or used for the growing of crops
averto declare positively
intangiblenot tangible : impalpable
jibeto be in accord : agree
physiognomythe art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter