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 |
|---|---|
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |