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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| Word | Meaning |
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| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
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| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
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| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |