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 |
|---|---|
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| purported | reputed |
| grudging | unwilling |