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 |
|---|---|
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| calorific | caloric |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| benison | blessing |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |