GRE Word List
MAGNITUDE
great size or extent
The meaning of the word magnitude is great size or extent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| dire | exciting horror |
| query | question |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| countenance | look |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |