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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WordMeaning
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
refraincurb
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
haggardnot tamed
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change