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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| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| misadventure | misfortune |