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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muskyhaving an odor of or resembling musk
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
caterto provide a supply of food
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
tillerone that tills : cultivator
cerebrationto use the mind : think
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable