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.

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atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill
predilectionan established preference for something
penologya branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
dulcetsweet to the taste
grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
prosceniumthe stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater
abetto actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)