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 |
|---|---|
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| mortician | undertaker |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |