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 |
|---|---|
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| defer | put off |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |