GRE Word List
HALCYON
characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden
The meaning of the word halcyon is characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden.
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| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
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| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| attentive | mindful |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
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