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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| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
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| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| veracious | truthful |
| quarry | game |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |