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 |
|---|---|
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| provident | frugal |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |