GRE Word List
AUGUST
marked by majestic dignity or grandeur
The meaning of the word august is marked by majestic dignity or grandeur.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| paradigm | example |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| nullify | to make null (see null |