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 |
|---|---|
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |