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 |
|---|---|
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |