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 |
|---|---|
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| mulct | fine |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |