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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| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
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| forego | to go before : precede |
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