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 |
|---|---|
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| exude | to ooze out |
| significant | having meaning |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |