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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temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
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slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
inclineto bend the head or body forward : bow
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