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 |
|---|---|
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| provenance | origin |