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 |
|---|---|
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |