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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|---|---|
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
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