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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squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased