GRE Word List

BOMBAST

pretentious inflated speech or writing

The meaning of the word bombast is pretentious inflated speech or writing.

Random words

WordMeaning
retaliateto return like for like
outragean act of violence or brutality
fraileasily led into evil
felicitythe quality or state of being happy
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
renegadea deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
plumpto drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
hoodwinkto deceive by false appearance : dupe
figurinea small carved or molded figure : statuette