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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| reaper | one that reaps |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |