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 |
|---|---|
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| stilted | pompous |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| guy | man |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |