GRE Word List
BOMBASTIC
marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous
The meaning of the word bombastic is marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| modish | fashionable |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| forte | one's strong point |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |