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 |
|---|---|
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |