GRE Word List
PROLETARIAN
a member of the proletariat
The meaning of the word proletarian is a member of the proletariat.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| brazen | made of brass |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| brackish | somewhat salty |