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 |
|---|---|
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |