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 |
|---|---|
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| fabricate | invent |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |