Aggrandize (A-gran-dize)
Aggrandize means to make something greater, to inflate.
New York mayor, Ed Koch, was known for aggrandizing his accomplishments and strolling through city events shouting, "How am I doing?"
Aggrandizement is the noun form of this verb.
(Sources: Mastering the Miller Analogies Test, Arco, 2006; www.milleranalogies.com; http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aggrandize; http://www.nyc.gov/html/nyc100/html/classroom/hist_info/mayors.html#koch; http://www.thelodownny.com/leslog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ed-koch.jpg)
Compiled by Patricia Ladensack
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