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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rantto talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
imbroglioan acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
meniala person doing menial work
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition
donto put on (an article of clothing)
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citadela fortress that commands (see command
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