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
impeachto charge with a crime or misdemeanor
elatedmarked by high spirits : exultant
paltryinferior
malaproposin an inappropriate or inopportune way
plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
infringeto encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest