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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WordMeaning
cataclysmflood
metaphora 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)
roseateresembling a rose especially in color
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
receptiveable or inclined to receive
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
devolveto pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
sinewyfull of sinews: such as