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 |
|---|---|
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |