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 |
|---|---|
| cataclysm | flood |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |