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 |
|---|---|
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |