GRE Word List
INCUBUS
an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep
The meaning of the word incubus is an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| condole | grieve |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |