GRE Word List
HEYDAY
the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
The meaning of the word heyday is the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
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