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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |