GRE Word List
HAP
happening
The meaning of the word hap is happening.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| conspire | plot |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |