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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obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
haranguea speech addressed to a public assembly
knottymarked by or full of knots
quirkan abrupt twist or curve
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
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perquisitea privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages
inflateddistended with air or gas