GRE Word List
STEEP
lofty
The meaning of the word steep is lofty.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| rift | fissure |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |