GRE Word List
HAP
happening
The meaning of the word hap is happening.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |