GRE Word List
AEGIS
a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
The meaning of the word aegis is a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| progeny | descendants |