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 |
|---|---|
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| defalcate | deduct |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |