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 |
|---|---|
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| slake | subside |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |