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

WordMeaning
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
avocationa subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
arraignto call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various
cataclysmflood
politicpolitical
paleontologya science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains
pummelpound
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface