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 |
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| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| sublimate | sublime |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| comestible | edible |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| feint | something feigned |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |