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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WordMeaning
fervidvery hot : burning
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
stultifyto have a dulling or inhibiting effect on
narrativesomething that is narrated : story
supersedeto cause to be set aside
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
meandera winding path or course
vigilthe act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
intersticea space that intervenes between things