GRE Word List
BOMBAST
pretentious inflated speech or writing
The meaning of the word bombast is pretentious inflated speech or writing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| delve | excavate |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| headlong | headfirst |