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
transcendentaltranscendent
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
receptiveable or inclined to receive
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
ransackto look through thoroughly in often a rough way
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
pragmaticrelating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic