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 |
|---|---|
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| throes | pang |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| 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 |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |