GRE Word List

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

The meaning of the word scapegoat is 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.

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epitheta characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
striatedmarked with striations or striae
metallurgicalthe science and technology of metals
subjectiveof, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
yieldto bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
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