GRE Word List
COLOSSUS
gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance
The meaning of the word colossus is gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hieroglyphic | picture writing; ADJ. |
| usurp | seize another's power or rank (without legal authority); supplant; appropriate; N. usurpation; CF. take for one's own use |
| reimburse | repay; pay back |
| supplicant | one who supplicates; ADJ. |
| barterer | trader; V. barter: trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money |
| fetter | shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot |
| determinate | having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable; fixed; conclusive; final |
| absolute | complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism |
| ornithologist | scientific student of birds; N. ornithology: scientific study of birds |
| ineffable | unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable; inexpressible; Ex. ineffable name/joy |
