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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| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |