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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| bohemian | a native or inhabitant of Bohemia |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
