GRE Word List

HAP

happening

The meaning of the word hap is happening.

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WordMeaning
circleta little circle
intoxicateto excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
philatelista specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
coaxto influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
sycophanta servile self-seeking flatterer