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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| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
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| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| trance | stupor |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
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