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

WordMeaning
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
paeana joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
paritythe quality or state of being equal or equivalent
anomalysomething different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)