GRE Word List
INCUBUS
burden; very worriying problem; mental care; nightmare; male devil; CF. succubus
The meaning of the word incubus is burden; very worriying problem; mental care; nightmare; male devil; CF. succubus.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pecuniary | pertaining to money |
| ethnology | study of humankind; study of the different races of human beings; CF. anthropology |
| tangential | only slightly connected; not central; peripheral; digressing; showing divergence; CF. tangent |
| shudder | shake uncontrollably; tremble; V. |
| thrall | slave; bondage; slavery; Ex. Her beauty held him in thrall; CF. enthrall |
| humus | substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil |
| bog | soft wet land; V: hinder or be hindered; Ex. bogged down in the mud |
| headstrong | willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive' |
| fortitude | bravery; courage; strength of mind |
| cliche | phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. cliched |