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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cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
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sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
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supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution