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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WordMeaning
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
drasticacting rapidly or violently
bulgeto jut out : swell
clairvoyanthaving clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
untenablenot able to be defended
affectedartificial; pretended
bohemiana native or inhabitant of Bohemia
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose