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 |
|---|---|
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| edifice | building |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |