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 |
|---|---|
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| exude | to ooze out |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |