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 |
|---|---|
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |