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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grimfierce in disposition or action : savage
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
skimto clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
amorphoushaving no definite form : shapeless
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
hybridan offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun