GRE Word List
BLOWHARD
an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
The meaning of the word blowhard is an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart.
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dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |