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
ratifyto approve and sanction formally : confirm
aristocracygovernment by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
reminiscentof the character of or relating to reminiscence
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
voluptuoussuggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
sluggishaverse to activity or exertion : indolent
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another