GRE Word List
SERENITY
the quality or state of being serene
The meaning of the word serenity is the quality or state of being serene.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |