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 |
|---|---|
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |