GRE Word List
AUGUST
marked by majestic dignity or grandeur
The meaning of the word august is marked by majestic dignity or grandeur.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| aver | to declare positively |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |