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 |
|---|---|
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| leery | suspicious |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| portly | dignified |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |