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 |
|---|---|
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |