GRE Word List
FELICITY
happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous
The meaning of the word felicity is happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ratiocination | reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically |
| agitate | stir up; disturb |
| brooch | ornamental clasp; pin |
| indulge | yield to; gratify; allow oneself a special pleasure; Ex. indulge one's every whim/a child/in a big cigarette; N. indulgence |
| pugilist | boxer; CF. pugilism: boxing |
| astronomical | enormously large or extensive |
| jabber | chatter rapidly or unintelligibly |
| ambiguous | unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation |
| gild | cover with a thin layer of gold |
| waif | homeless child or animal; Ex. waifs and strays |