GRE Word List
CLARION
a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones
The meaning of the word clarion is a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| laud | praise |