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 |
---|---|
amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
trickster | one who tricks: such as |
fallacious | embodying a fallacy |