GRE Word List

SATYR

a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry

The meaning of the word satyr is a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry.

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denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
headfirstwith the head foremost
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum
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