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
thriveto grow vigorously : flourish
veracioustruthful
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
invincibleincapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued
pendantsomething suspended: such as
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
commemorateto call to remembrance