GRE Word List
STYGIAN
of or relating to the river Styx
The meaning of the word stygian is of or relating to the river Styx.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |