GRE Word List

ELYSIUM

the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology

The meaning of the word elysium is the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology.

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entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
caninea conical pointed tooth
ancillarysubordinate
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)