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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |