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 |
|---|---|
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| gazette | newspaper |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |