GRE Word List
FELICITY
the quality or state of being happy
The meaning of the word felicity is the quality or state of being happy.
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aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
pendulous | poised without visible support |
frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |