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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| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
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| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
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