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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WordMeaning
terseusing few words : devoid of superfluity
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
revoketo annul by recalling or taking back : rescind
woea condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief
paleontologya science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action