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 |
|---|---|
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |