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 |
|---|---|
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| shack | hut |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |