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 |
|---|---|
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |