GRE Word List
BOMBAST
pretentious inflated speech or writing
The meaning of the word bombast is pretentious inflated speech or writing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |