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 |
|---|---|
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |