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 |
|---|---|
| viand | an item of food |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |