GRE Word List

PROLETARIAN

a member of the proletariat

The meaning of the word proletarian is a member of the proletariat.

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WordMeaning
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing
engagingtending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
vignettea picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober