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
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
itinerarythe route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one
tridenta 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune)
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
corpulenthaving a large bulky body : obese
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
quailany of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as
prosceniumthe stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater
certitudethe state of being or feeling certain