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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| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |