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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WordMeaning
rostera roll or list of personnel
bookishof or relating to books
snipa small piece that is snipped off
voluptuoussuggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
prognosticateto foretell from signs or symptoms : predict
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
humblenot proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith