GRE Word List
PSYCHE
a princess loved by Cupid
The meaning of the word psyche is a princess loved by Cupid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| billow | wave |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |