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 |
|---|---|
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| trenchant | keen |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| enhance | heighten |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |