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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|---|---|
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| queasy | causing nausea |
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| implode | to burst inward |
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| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |