GRE Word List
MAGNANIMITY
the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
The meaning of the word magnanimity is the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| shambles | a meat market |
| disclose | to make known or public |
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