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

WordMeaning
callousbeing hardened and thickened
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
derisionthe use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
volitionthe power of choosing or determining : will
philistinea native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
residualremainder
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
bawdyboisterously or humorously indecent