GRE Word List

MONUMENTAL

serving as or resembling a monument : massive

The meaning of the word monumental is serving as or resembling a monument : massive.

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archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
opulencewealth
conservatorya greenhouse for growing or displaying plants
iridescenthaving or exhibiting iridescence
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
festerto generate pus
bombasticmarked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous