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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |