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 |
|---|---|
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| parlance | speech |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |