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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |