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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| conflagration | fire |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |