GRE Word List
HAP
happening
The meaning of the word hap is happening.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |