GRE Word List
HAP
happening
The meaning of the word hap is happening.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circlet | a little circle |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |