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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| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| monotony | tedious sameness |