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colossal
adjective
Very big; enormous:
An elephant is colossal compared to a mouse.
creature
noun
A living being, especially an animal:
Ruth's pet dog is a friendly creature.
heroic
adjective
Very brave or daring
:
The firefighter was famous for his heroic rescues.
horrifying
adjective
Causing much fear:
I liked riding the roller coaster, but Kevin thought it was horrifying.
monstrous
adjective
Extremely large; enormous:
The rowboat looked tiny next to the monstrous ship.
terrifying
adjective
Causing much fear:
The monster in the movie was a terrifying sight.
tremendous
adjective
Very great, large, or powerful:
Gloria swung the bat and hit the ball with tremendous force.
Word History
Tremendous is originally from the Latin word tremere which meant "to tremble." Tremendous once described something that made people tremble with fear.
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GRIZELLE
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41525
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Reading Vocab 10/11/2010
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Reading Vocabulary 10/11/2010
Updated
2010-10-12T02:42:11Z
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