GRE Word List
POMPOSITY
pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior
The meaning of the word pomposity is pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| acetic | vinegary |