GRE Word List
FANFARE
a short and lively sounding of trumpets
The meaning of the word fanfare is a short and lively sounding of trumpets.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| decipher | decode |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |