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
uncannyseeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
palatableagreeable to the palate or taste
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law
recitala detailed account : enumeration
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
warpa series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft