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 |
|---|---|
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| docile | easily taught |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |