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 |
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| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
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| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |