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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remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
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congenialpleasant
balefuldeadly or pernicious in influence
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
irremediablenot remediable
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jovialcharacterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea