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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| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
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| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
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| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
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