GRE Word List
POMPOSITY
self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt(pompous person); ADJ. pompous: self-important
The meaning of the word pomposity is self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt(pompous person); ADJ. pompous: self-important.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flag | droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging |
| swindler | cheater |
| diorama | life-size, three-dimensional scene from nature or history; three-dimensional scene with modeled figures against a painted background |
| adjunct | something attached to but holding an inferior position |
| transitory | transient; impermanent; fleeting; N. transitoriness |
| noncommittal | neutral; refusing commitment to a particular opinion; unpledged; undecided |
| behoove | be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do. |
| retard | delay (in development); ADJ. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development |
| bloated | (unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air |
| waggish | humorous; mischievous; tricky |
