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
itinerarythe route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one
collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
drivelnonsense
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
abutto border on : to touch along an edge