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 |
|---|---|
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| romp | one that romps |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |