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 |
|---|---|
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| opus | work |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |