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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memoiran official note or report : memorandum
canarda false or unfounded report or story
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
humdrummonotonous
compatiblecapable of existing together in harmony
galvanicof, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental