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 |
|---|---|
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| catholic | roman catholic |