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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| reverie | daydream |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |