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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
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| brackish | somewhat salty |
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| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
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| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |