GRE Word List
CLARION
shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times
The meaning of the word clarion is shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times.
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annotate | comment; make explanatory notes |
comeuppance | deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke |
opiate | medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction; sleep-producing drug containing opium |
sumptuous | grand suggesting great expense; lavish; rich; Ex. sumptuous feast |
pinion | restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs; N: bird's wing |
stodgy | dull; stuffy; boringly conservative; Ex. stodgy book |
methodical | systematic; N. method: systematic method of procedure |
ascribe | refer; attribute; assign |
irrefutable | indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable |
berate | scold strongly |