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 |
|---|---|
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |