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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| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
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| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
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| trenchant | keen |
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