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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fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
retribution | recompense |
mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |