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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| fluke | flatfish |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |