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 |
|---|---|
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |