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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| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |