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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| allude | to make indirect reference |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| viable | capable of living |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
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| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |