The Root grandis: large, great
Latin root
The root grandis means large, great, and it comes from Latin. It shows up across the GRE, hidden inside words that look unrelated at first glance. Once you recognize it, you can decode the meaning of an unfamiliar word on sight instead of guessing. Below are 3 GRE words built from this one root. Learn the root, and you unlock the whole family.
Words from the root grandis
To increase the power, status, or wealth of; to make appear greater
“The biography seemed to aggrandize the politician's achievements.”
pompous or inflated in language; using lofty, bombastic speech
“His grandiloquent speech impressed no one and clarified nothing.”
Impressive or magnificent but often exaggerated or pretentious
“His grandiose plans never materialized.”
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