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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WordMeaning
clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet
arraignto call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support
calorificcaloric
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
nonchalancethe quality or state of being nonchalant
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed