GRE Word List
MAGNITUDE
great size or extent
The meaning of the word magnitude is great size or extent.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| steep | lofty |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |