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 |
|---|---|
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |