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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anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
cantthe expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
missivea written communication : letter