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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stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
alimentaryof or relating to nourishment or nutrition
ordainto invest (see invest
perquisitea privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
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obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
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