GRE Word List

COLOSSAL

of, relating to, or resembling a colossus

The meaning of the word colossal is of, relating to, or resembling a colossus.

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bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
balefuldeadly or pernicious in influence
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
parsimonythe quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
filthfoul or putrid matter
cardinala high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach