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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WordMeaning
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
pertsaucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
propulsivetending or having power to propel
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
compulsionan act of compelling
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode