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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| Word | Meaning |
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| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| provenance | origin |