GRE Word List
GRANDEUR
impressiveness; stateliness; majesty
The meaning of the word grandeur is impressiveness; stateliness; majesty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glaze | cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating (as for pottery); Ex. unglazed pottery |
| tensile | capable of being stretched; of tension; Ex. tensile rubber |
| court | attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention; Ex. court disaster |
| facade | front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance |
| rapport | close relationship; emotional closeness; harmony |
| gargantuan | huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel |
| slack | moving slowly; sluggish; inactive; (of a rope) loose; negligent; lax; Ex. slack season; Ex. slack in one's work; N. V. |
| clairvoyant | having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance |
| decant | pour off gently (wine or liquid) |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile; incompatible; not able to be resolved |
