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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WordMeaning
compilationthe act or process of compiling
trancestupor
remediablecapable of being remedied
bedraggleto wet thoroughly
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
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presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
renegeto go back on a promise or commitment
mimicryan instance of mimicking