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 |
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| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |