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 |
|---|---|
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |