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.

Random words

WordMeaning
defalcatededuct
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
leave-takingdeparture
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
trappingsoutward signs
pathosan element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
detachedstanding by itself : separate
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time