GRE Word List

MAGNITUDE

great size or extent

The meaning of the word magnitude is great size or extent.

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WordMeaning
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
dearthscarcity that makes dear
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation
glimmerto shine faintly or unsteadily
matrimonythe state of being married : marriage
mishapan unfortunate accident
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order