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 |
|---|---|
| venue | locale |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| circlet | a little circle |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |