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 |
|---|---|
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| throes | pang |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |