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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primaloriginal
solaceto give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console
immunenot susceptible or responsive
pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
jauntysprightly in manner or appearance : lively
raspto rub with something rough
siftto put through a sieve
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
mettlevigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament