GRE Word List

REGICIDE

a person who kills a king

The meaning of the word regicide is a person who kills a king.

Random words

WordMeaning
blunderto move unsteadily or confusedly
warrena place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
smotherto kill by depriving of air
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
caldrona large kettle or boiler
averto declare positively