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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |