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 |
|---|---|
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| sidetrack | siding |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |