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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| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
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