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 |
|---|---|
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| omnipotent | almighty |