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 |
|---|---|
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| betray | to lead astray |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |