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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| Word | Meaning |
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| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |