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).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| calorific | caloric |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
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| diadem | crown |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |