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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |