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 |
|---|---|
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| forte | one's strong point |
| feint | something feigned |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| mulct | fine |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |