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 |
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| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |