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 |
|---|---|
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| lewd | obscene |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |