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 |
|---|---|
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
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| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |