GRE Word List
GRANDIOSE
characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
The meaning of the word grandiose is characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| wanton | merciless |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| overweening | arrogant |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |