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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recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
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bedraggleto wet thoroughly
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
afflictiona cause of persistent pain or distress
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