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 |
|---|---|
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |