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 |
|---|---|
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |