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 |
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| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |