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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supplicateto make a humble entreaty
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temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
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misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
abateto decrease in force or intensity
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
injuriousinflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum