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 |
|---|---|
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |