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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| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
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| untenable | not able to be defended |
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| stilted | pompous |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
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| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |