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
vouchto supply supporting evidence or testimony
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
cloistera monastic establishment
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
bulgeto jut out : swell
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)