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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WordMeaning
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
legacya gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
zeniththe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration