GRE Word List

BOMBAST

pretentious inflated speech or writing

The meaning of the word bombast is pretentious inflated speech or writing.

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WordMeaning
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
deadpanmarked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
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percussionthe act of percussing: such as
bulkmagnitude
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
puddingblood sausage
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat