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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WordMeaning
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
eulogya commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
jovialcharacterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
acuitykeenness of perception
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
destitutelacking something needed or desirable