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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| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
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| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
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| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
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| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |