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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eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
diademcrown
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
woefulfull of woe : grievous
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
viscidhaving an adhesive quality : sticky
integrityfirm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
embryonicof or relating to an embryo