GRE Word List

PSYCHE

a princess loved by Cupid

The meaning of the word psyche is a princess loved by Cupid.

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WordMeaning
indignationanger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
poignancythe quality or state of being poignant
scorchto burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
rummageto make a thorough search or investigation