GRE Word List

MAGNITUDE

great size or extent

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

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WordMeaning
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
forebodingthe act of one who forebodes
defoliateto deprive of leaves especially prematurely
prosperto succeed in an enterprise or activity
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
homelysuggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home
betrayto lead astray
imbalancelack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile