GRE Word List
EUPHONY
sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious
The meaning of the word euphony is sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transgression | violation of a law; sin; V. transgress: go beyond (a limit); violate; do wrong |
| whim | sudden capricious idea; fancy |
| orator | public speaker |
| ovoid | egg-shaped; CF. ovum; CF. ovulate |
| groove | long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something; Ex. groove of the record |
| advert | refer |
| rusticate | banish to the country; dwell in the country |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals; members of the educated elite (often used derogatorily) |
| millennium | thousand-year period (as in the New Testament); hoped-for period of happiness and prosperity |
| relinquish | give up something (with reluctance); yield; release; Ex. relinquish power/the claim to the land/his hold on my arm |
