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
garnishdecorate
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
immaculatespotlessly clean
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
bacchanaliaa Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
engagedinvolved in activity : occupied
rectifyto set right : remedy