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.

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imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
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viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
ecstasya state of overwhelming emotion
engagedinvolved in activity : occupied
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provisionthe act or process of providing
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode