GRE Word List

MAGNILOQUENT

speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner

The meaning of the word magniloquent is speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner.

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WordMeaning
vertexthe top of the head
mimean ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
compilationthe act or process of compiling
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
guisea form or style of dress : costume
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands