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 |
|---|---|
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| grate | grating |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| endue | provide |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |