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
debaseto lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
incrementthe amount or degree by which something changes
inclementlacking mildness: such as
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
conteststrive
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form
lexicona book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary
interrogateto question formally and systematically