GRE Word List
BOMBAST
grandiloquent, pompous speech
The meaning of the word bombast is grandiloquent, pompous speech.
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litigation | lawsuit; N. litigant: one party in a lawsuit; V. litigate |
subtlety | perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning |
pert | (esp. of a girl or young woman) impertinent; forward; trim; jaunty; Ex. pert young miss/hat |
nadir | lowest point; point on the celestial sphere diametrically opposite the zenith |
humid | damp; N. humidity |
except | exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality |
grisly | ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies |
flora | plants of a region or era |
intangible | not able to be perceived by touch; vague |
tempestuous | stormy; violent; impassioned; N. tempest: violent storm |