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 |
|---|---|
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| environ | encircle |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |