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
miscreantunbelieving
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germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
supplicantone who supplicates
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
gruntto utter a grunt
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
ossifyto change into bone
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
chortleto sing or chant exultantly