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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goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |