GRE Word List
STEEP
lofty
The meaning of the word steep is lofty.
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| 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) |
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