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
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
martineta strict disciplinarian
abominableworthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
inviolablesecure from violation or profanation