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 |
|---|---|
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
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| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
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