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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| reek | smoke |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |