GRE Word List

GRANDILOQUENT

a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language

The meaning of the word grandiloquent is a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language.

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forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
foppishfoolish
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
humilityfreedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble
exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
incandescentwhite, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
replenishto fill or build up again
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration