GRE Word List
REGICIDE
a person who kills a king
The meaning of the word regicide is a person who kills a king.
Random words
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alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
disputatious | inclined to dispute |
quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
underhand | in a clandestine manner |
insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
mirage | an optical (see optical |