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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torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
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contagiona contagious disease
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
dynamicmarked by usually continuous and productive activity or change
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
asinineextremely or utterly foolish or silly