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 |
|---|---|
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
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| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
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