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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
