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 |
|---|---|
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| dart | a light spear |
| schism | division |