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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| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
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| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |