GRE Word List
SIBYLLINE
any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
The meaning of the word sibylline is any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gnarl | snarl |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |