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 |
|---|---|
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| exploit | deed |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| freebooter | pirate |