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.

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subtletythe quality or state of being subtle
tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
equestrianof, relating to, or featuring horseback riding