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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headfirstwith the head foremost
utopiaa place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions
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carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound
plumea feather of a bird: such as
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desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark