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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giddydizzy
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
gapeto open the mouth wide
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
generalitythe quality or state of being general
credulityreadiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence