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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| romp | one that romps |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| faculty | ability |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |