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 |
|---|---|
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |