GRE Word List

BEHEMOTH

a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God

The meaning of the word behemoth is a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God.

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WordMeaning
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
clairvoyanthaving clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception
veracityconformity with truth or fact : accuracy
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder
tendto exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental