GRE Word List
REGICIDE
murder of a king or queen
The meaning of the word regicide is murder of a king or queen.
Random words
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diffuse | wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse |
chore | daily domestic task (such as cleaning, cooking, and shopping); unpleasant task |
surge | powerful movement of or like a wave; V. |
freebooter | pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich |
verge | border; edge, rim, or margin; Ex. on the verge of: very near to; V: border on |
lust | intense sexual desire; intense eagerness; V. |
depreciate | lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value |
martinet | strict disciplinarian; person who demands total obedience to rules and orders; CF. Jean Martinet |
sterile | incapable of producing young; free from microorganism; V. sterilize |
sectarian | of a sect; narrow-minded; parochial; N: member of a sect; narrow-minded person |