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 |
|---|---|
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |