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
emanateto come out from a source
inopportuneinconvenient
rightfuljust
anachronisman error in chronology
compulsivehaving power to compel
buoyanthaving buoyancy
ancestryline of descent : lineage
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
ravagean act or practice of ravaging
distantseparated in space : away