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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| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |