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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| bevy | a large group or collection |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
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| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| expatriate | banish |
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| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
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