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 |
|---|---|
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| arid | excessively dry |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| trenchant | keen |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |