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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |