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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |