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 |
|---|---|
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| sophist | philosopher |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |