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 |
|---|---|
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| amity | friendship |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| pudding | blood sausage |
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| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
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| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |