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
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
ewethe female of the sheep especially when mature
corollarya proposition (see proposition
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
residualremainder
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
brevityshortness of duration