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 |
|---|---|
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| trample | tramp |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |