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 |
|---|---|
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| drivel | nonsense |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |