GRE Word List

AGGRANDIZE

to make great or greater : increase

The meaning of the word aggrandize is to make great or greater : increase.

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WordMeaning
ubiquitousexisting or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
propsomething that props or sustains : support
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages