GRE Word List

HAP

happening

The meaning of the word hap is happening.

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coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
bereavedsuffering the death of a loved one
feasiblecapable of being done or carried out
sanguinarybloodthirsty
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
trinketa small ornament (such as a jewel or ring)
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger