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 |
|---|---|
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |