GRE Word List
AMAZON
a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology
The meaning of the word amazon is a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| imprecation | curse |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |