GRE Word List

GRANDEUR

the quality or state of being grand : magnificence

The meaning of the word grandeur is the quality or state of being grand : magnificence.

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WordMeaning
veracityconformity with truth or fact : accuracy
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
cordonan ornamental cord or ribbon
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
doctrinea principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
pluckto pull or pick off or out
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect