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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WordMeaning
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
insubstantialnot substantial: such as
comestibleedible
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
communetalk over
idyllicpleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity