GRE Word List
BEATITUDE
a state of utmost bliss
The meaning of the word beatitude is a state of utmost bliss.
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| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
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