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 |
|---|---|
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |