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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WordMeaning
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
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enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
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capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
abateto decrease in force or intensity
aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage
ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture