GRE Word List
COLOSSUS
a statue of gigantic size and proportions
The meaning of the word colossus is a statue of gigantic size and proportions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| encumber | weigh down |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |