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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| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
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| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |