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 |
|---|---|
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| exegesis | exposition |
| concordat | compact |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |