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.

Random words

WordMeaning
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
constituencya body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
accoutreto provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
coymarked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness
maritimeof, relating to, or bordering on the sea
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
lethalof, relating to, or causing death