GRE Word List

REGICIDE

a person who kills a king

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

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WordMeaning
tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
apologistsomeone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
fastidiousshowing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric